By Magari Mandebvu A VERY strange thing happened when the Nazi German army occupied Austria in 1936. Special instructions were given that one particular border village s (more…)
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Limpopo Province – what Zim could be
By Tafirenyika Wekwa Makunike I WAS privileged to participate during the last week of August in the Limpopo International Investor Conference held in Polokwane at the Meropa Hotel and Casino. […]
Mugabe nets own goal
Ray Matikinye JUST when everyone thought President Mugabe was beginning to be pragmatic in seeking to build bridges with the international community, he has dusted off h (more…)
Murambatsvina a brazen display of govt failure
By MD Kufakunesu SOBER-mindedly speaking, one can see that Operation Murambatsvina was an accurately named operation. Surely, our sunshine (more…)
No end in sight as parastatal woes deepen
Paul Nyakazeya WHEN Central Bank governor Gideon Gono raised his hackles last week accusing permanent secretaries from various ministries of undue interference in haemor (more…)
Paranoia grips govt
Clemence Manyukwe GOVERNMENT is becoming increasingly paranoid hence its intention to introduce new communications regulations that have been described as part of a gran (more…)
Medieval monarchy vs democratic elections
By Michael Hartnack WHEN the US State Department’s Walter Kansteiner visits the region this week he needs to press President Thabo Mbeki on what the South African leader means by […]
Whatever happened to Mutasa?
By Trevor Grundy FIFTY years ago he was a deeply Christian young man and black nationalist working round-the-clock on a multi-racial farm that was famous in liberation c (more…)
This is how the rot begins
By Dele Olojede I’VE told some parts of this story before, but I feel it is worth repeating and you will soon see why: a few years ago Hugh Masekela […]
Funding headaches for Zim’s new farmers
Augustine Mukaro< ?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> (more…)